The mobile phone operator said its Tanzanian operation celebrated 10 years of M-Pesa with 6.8 million customers, up 14.7%.

“We continue to improve the eco-system, stimulating activity on the platform. In Tanzania, the ‘Lipa kwa’ our merchant payment solution has over 7 900 merchants now actively trading on the platform; the service has also recently been added in Mozambique,” the company said on Tuesday.

M-Pesa revenue now contributes 14.8% to international service revenue of R4.3 billion.